Trading orgasms for information isn't their usual way of doing business, but when a missing criminal-turned-star-witness and fifty grand are on the line, bounty hunter R. A. Thorn and Detective Cameron Martinez are prepared to put their bodies to the task and give gorgeous Brenna Sheridan everything she needs.
An exchange they never anticipated becomes an experience none can forget - or walk away from. Sexual hunger sizzles the threesome, but the stakes and danger rise as a mafia bad-ass stalks Brenna.
Soon, their "deal" is no longer about information-or sex. Emotions bind Brenna, Cam and Thorn together more tightly than they ever imagined as the men protect - and serve - the beloved woman neither can live without.
Reader Book contains some scenes of same-gender sex.
Shayla Black is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than 100 contemporary, erotic, paranormal, and historical romances. Her books have sold millions of copies and been published in a dozen languages.
As an only child, Shayla occupied herself by daydreaming, much to the chagrin of her teachers. In college, she found her love for reading and started pursuing a publishing career. Though she graduated with a degree in Marketing/Advertising and embarked on a stint in corporate America, her heart was with her stories and characters, so she left her pantyhose and power suits behind.
Shayla currently lives in North Texas with her wonderfully supportive husband, her daughter, and two spoiled tabbies. In her “free” time, she enjoys reality TV, gaming, and listening to an eclectic blend of music.
Okaay...this book was funny, unbelievable, ludicrous, yet somehow...wickedly hot! It's definitely not for everyone--those looking for a whole lot of plot, character development, or deep meaning will probably scoff at this book. But if you have the ability to suspend disbelief for a few hours and follow where the author is trying to lead you, and you don't mind some really sexually charged, smutastic scenes (one of which takes 30+ pages to unfold) that involve various combinations of m/f/m menage, then this book may be right up your alley and you can have some fun with it.
The funny part? The two male leads, hunky Native American/Mexican, sensitive guy police detective Cameron Martinez and gorgeous, macho Viking-like bounty hunter/bail bondsman R.A. Thorn have some pretty funny dialogue where they gripe and fuss at each other like a couple of cranky old women. They're supposed to be hunting down a witness (who's on the lam) who has agreed to testify against his criminal boss. The sleazoid boss is involved with smuggling Mexicans across the border and selling them into slavery and will soon be standing trial. Cam is the detective who has been working on the case for years and with the trial starting in a few days, he's desperate to locate his star witness. Thorn is the one who posted the witness's $50,000 bond. They stake out the witness's remote house hoping to catch him there but instead find a beautiful sexy woman poolside who is trying (unsucessfully) to pleasure herself. What's her connection to the missing witness? Mistress? Or something else? Could she know where he's disappeared to?
The unbelievable/ludicrous part? The detective and the bounty hunter make a deal with the sexy woman (Brenna) and practically guarantee that they will give her something she hasn't been able to achieve on her own or with someone else for all her 26 years--an orgasm. But she has to then tell them all she knows about their missing witness, her connection to him, and where they can find him. Okaaay...
The wickedly hot? Their sex scenes, of course. Their first scene together where Cam and Thorn help Brenna achieve the unachievable takes at least 30 pages, and darn it was hot! There's a few more pretty detailed scenes, included what starts out as incidental contact between Cam and a reluctant (I'm not gay!) Thorn, and soon develops into let's see-where-this-takes-us. On this little sexual journey, Thorn gets in touch with his true self, and learns what real intimacy means for the first time in his life. Could it mean that he's found something he wasn't aware that he's always needed?
All this unfolds in a matter of 36 hours, and takes a heck of a lot of suspension of disbelief to be on board with everything that happens at warp speed. But I'm not complaining--this book was easy to read, I didn't take it seriously, and it definitely entertained. I wasn't looking for or expecting anything heavy or complicated, and I got just what I thought I'd get--a sexy good time. Nothing wrong with that, I guess.:) 4 stars.
Warning: This book contains explicit language and sex, including oral and anal; m/f/m menage; m/m/f menage; scenes of self-pleasuring, and scenes of m/m oral and anal sex. Definitely not for the faint of heart!
Trading orgasms for information isn't their usual way of doing business, but when a missing criminal-turned-star-witness and fifty grand are on the line, bounty hunter R. A. Thorn and Detective Cameron Martinez are prepared to put their bodies to the task and give gorgeous Brenna Sheridan everything she needs.
An exchange they never anticipated becomes an experience none can forget -- or walk away from. Sexual hunger sizzles the threesome, but the stakes and danger rise as a mafia bad-ass stalks Brenna. Soon, their "deal" is no longer about information -- or sex. Emotions bind Brenna, Cam and Thorn together more tightly than they ever imagined as the men protect -- and serve -- the beloved woman neither can live without.
Reader advisory: Book contains some scenes of same-gender sex.
I would loved to have been a fly on the wall when Shayla Black was pitching the idea for this story to her publisher. Wow. Ms. Black took her idea and ran with it in this unbelievably spicy story. I can't fault her for sticking to her guns but damn. This was funny. I'm sorry. I don't believe in an orgasm deficiency because the cure has been out since the seventies. Its called the Hitachi Magic Stick. Plug that baby into the power grid and Let'Er Rip. Ten minutes alone with that baby and you can kiss your deficiency good bye. Twice.
Man, I don't know what to think after reading this book. I guess I really liked it. I read this hoping my headache would go away, trying not to laugh at the absurdity of it all, and for the priceless reactions to the m/m moments. And I couldn't get my mouse to work. No, that's not a metaphor for something else. I literally couldn't get my mouse to work. I was reading this on my computer and I spent most of the time banging my mouse around trying to get it to scroll.
The three of them were pretty good together. The dynamic of two strong alpha male men getting together was hot. I was a little surprised by who was on the receiving end, but what do I know. *laughs hysterically* Man, this was funny as hell. "Stop banging her like a drum. This is sex, not a heavy metal concert." I was LOLing all over the place. This was like an awesomely bad porn movie that was so bad it was great. I spent a big portion of this story with my hand over my mouth in awe over the sexual shenanigans and trying to figure out the Twister formations. You know, who was in what, where and how. LOL. I definitely have to try some more m/m stuff. For some reason its starting to get me hot. I don't know why. F/F doesn't seem to do it for me, which is weird, because normally I would say I would rather look at a naked woman than at a naked man. Huh. I guess I got a few more kinks left inside me waiting to be explored.
So in that regard I tip my hat to Shayla Black for a job well done. :D
Now that this story is over I have got to go see my husband about fixing my mouse. Because it's still broken. I swear. That's what all the banging and yelling was coming from inside my room. Me trying to fix my mouse.
All I can say is WOW! I think this has to be one of the hottest books I have ever read. Seriously. I think this is my first Shayla Black novel, and it was amazing!
Now, the story line is simple. Guy named Cam, who is a cop, is searching for a witness who has disappeared. Thorn is a bounty hunter who is also looking for the same witness who skipped bail.
The two of them find Brenna staying at the witness' home. They dont know who she is but she's smokin hot... and she cant have an orgasm!! Needless to say, when they question her, its not long before hot menage ensues!!!
The first menage scene in this book might be the hottest I have ever read. Its long, and sexy... wow! The menages stay great throughout the book too....
Ah. See this book here addresses something I always wonder about.
In these menage books with two men, I notice the female is always used as a buffer in between the men. I get that at some points this makes sense (different positions and ... objectives, if you will); but for the books that end with a three-way HEA, the relationship outside of the female-male relationships always seems lacking. From what I've read, the norm seems to be that the woman loves each man separately, each man loves her, and they all love DP. But the relationship between the two men is never really given a second thought.
This book develops a relationship there, and it is believable (enough ... for this type of book).
I say this is a major plus. If you want to write/read about three-way relationships you can't be homophobic - following the norm - and expecting those of the same sex not to interact with each other sexually.
This is a breath of fresh air to this type of genre and topic ... finally a counter-culture menage book that fully disregards the norm in order to make sense within its own reality.
MmmmHmmm! What can I say? This book was right up my Purvetted Alley. Two gorgeous males with longer hair and beautiful bodies and one fiesty female, all having some open-minded sex. Underlying it all is a mystery about the missing witness, that one of the hunks (alpha bounty hunter) is trying to find along with the other hunk (alpha but-in-touch-with-his-feelings cop)that needs him to testify against another criminal. The woman was found at this guy's hideaway trying to get "in touch" with herself and inner issues. The sex is way hot but a bit slow in places for me (see the 4 stars). I tend to like it a bit faster but with this story and the personal issues, it really did go at the pace that it needed to go.
Okay, this book might require some serious suspension of disbelief since it all takes place in less than 48 hours, but it’s ‘turn down the A/C’ hot and has Shayla Black’s awesome, wickedly erotic writing.
The simple plot involves sensitive, good-guy, dedicated Arizona detective Cameron Martinez and cold, badass-with-attitude, bounty hunter R.A. Thorn teaming up to capture the missing key witness in a mob kingpin’s trial involving illegal immigrant smuggling and slavery. While staking out the house of their absent suspect/star witness, Curtis Lawton, they encounter a beautiful woman staying there and assume she’s his latest mistress, but they are both inexplicably drawn to her. With only days left until the trial, Cam and Thorn make a deal with Brenna Sheridan to exchange orgasms for information on Lawton’s whereabouts. Brenna is sweet, beautiful, and they both want her, and she feels an explosive attraction to the vastly different, but equally sexy, Cam and Thorn. Brenna considers their crazy offer a unique, once in a lifetime opportunity to overcome her sexual hang-up of not feeling safe or cherished enough to be able to reach orgasm.
Brenna’s true identity is revealed and shakes things up, and Cam and Thorn find themselves having to keep her safe from the mob boss’s goons who are also trying to find and silence Lawton. Of course, it doesn’t take long for deeper feelings to emerge between the trio, which enhances caring, insightful Cam’s fierce protectiveness and longing for commitment, exposes cold, love’em-and-leave’em, tough guy Thorn’s vulnerable, soft side, and forces Brenna to face her fear of abandonment. Can the threesome open their hearts to each other and evolve their wild sexual escapades into something lasting and permanent?
Even though the premise is a bit unrealistic and the story is a tad too short, it’s still a verrry steamy erotic read that’s worth the time, especially if you are a fan of Shayla Black’s other books and like m/f/m ménage that also includes some smokin’ hot m/m action as well. My only real complaint is the terrible cover, with the bronze-skinned Fabio twins (not a fan of the long hair) and a woman who looks like she could be their sister. 4 ½ stars...almost 5 stars!
This book has some wicked hot scenes! And a good/great storyline to go along with it. More often than not when I'm reading an ebook on my (desktop) computer, I go it rather leisurely; reading a chapter or two at a time and coming back to it whenever I feel like it. But this one had me wanting to keep coming back, and I ended up reading most of the second half in one sitting.
The story starts out with a good-guy cop, Cameron, and a cold-hearted, love-em & leave-em bounty hunter, Thorn, who are staking out a house, hoping to catch a key witness to an upcoming trial who has disappeared. Cam, and law enforcement, need the man to help put his boss away, and Thorn is out $50,000 bail money if the man is never found. The house they are staking out is one where their suspect typically takes his mistresses, which is why they think the woman they see there is just another cheap woman. But both are drawn to her. Brenna is beautiful and enchanting. But she has a problem...she's completely unable to orgasm, whether alone or with a partner. Cam and Thorn make a deal with her - they'll help her orgasm if she'll give them information on the man they seek. But what starts out as a mutual beneficial relationship becomes much more when feelings get involved.
Dangerous Boys and Their Toy is one smokin' hot book. The sex scenes leave you needing an ice cold shower. They're probably some of the hottest I've read. So for that alone, this book gets top marks.
But the storyline and the characters were engaging as well. You get a nice range of personalities in this story. Brenna is a spitfire with a bruised heart trying to get over the abandonment in her past. Cam is the nice guy alpha, and Thorn is completely emotionally cut off, a product of his bad childhood. In the beginning, Thorn comes off as a total asshole, but once you get to understand the character, he really grows on you. And together, they make quite a threesome.
Author Shayla Black really surprised me with Brenna's true identity. I hadn't been expecting that at all. The plot wasn't the most complicated or maybe the most original, but it worked for the story.
I do with the book had been longer, with some more development. Everything moves pretty quickly, taking place over only a couple days. Which made the developing male/male aspect of the story a little too abrupt (even if some of those scenes were ridiculously hot). As good as the book was, it just could have been even better with a little more length and development.
Definitely a erotic romance worth reading, though. But beware that there is some descriptive m/m action. So if you don't like that, don't read this one. If you don't mind that, then you should consider giving this one a try.
WARNING, this book contains: explicit sex and explicit language, a bisexual m/f/m menage (ie m/m sex), oral sex, anal sex, and a little voyeurism
I originally read this book in 2015, when it was titled Dangerous Boys and Their Toy and really enjoyed it, it has been renamed and has a new cover but the content is the same.
Detective Cameron Martinez and Bounty hunter R.A. Thorn are both looking for Curtis who is a week away from testifying in a trial to put away a know slave trader. Cam and Thorn are surprised when they find the beautiful Brenna Sheridan poolside at Curtis' home pleasuring herself. Both men are attracted to her instantly and are not shy about it. Things heat up between the two men and Brenna, but not only that the men find themselves attracted to one another when they hadn't been attracted to men before, this makes for all kinds of fun between the three of them.
This was a hot read that is easy to recommend to anyone over 18.
Hot damn, the title Dirty & Dangerous describes the dynamic between Thorn, Cam and Brenna absolutely perfectly!
While hunting for a missing witness, Thorn and Cam can’t resist the draw to Brenna. And now that Brenna has discovered everything she never knew was missing in her life cradled in the arms of Thorn and Cam (and between the sheets too), she’s bound and determined to keep them too.
But only if they live. Because the mafioso who’s not wanting to spend a minute in jail knows that to silence the witness, he’s set on using Brenna as a trap. But he’ll have to get through Thorn and Cam first.
**fans self** Man, I love a sexy, fun, snarky, surprising romantic suspense! Add in a ménage and I’m not putting the book down for anything or anyone! And that’s just what happened as I couldn’t flip the pages fast enough on my Kindle to make sure Brenna, Thorn and Cam got their HEA. ~ Missy, 5 stars
Cover: Says it all Rating: NC-17 Steaminess: Scorching Thumbs Up: 4 Overall: A quick fun read Characters: Solid Plot: A cop and a bounty hunter looking for a suspect Page Turner: Yes Series Cont.? Yes Recommend: Yes Book Boyfriend: Cam
SUMMARY (55 words or less) A friend recommended this one and I have to say I enjoyed the read. If not for the insta love at the end, I would have enjoyed more. I can appreciate it was a novella and needed to wrap up, but I think it could have happened differently.
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The sex scenes were hot. Cam and Brenna were lovely. Thorn was a bit of a dick but he was funny as fuck and I enjoyed that little tender side he didn't even know he possessed. That plot was a tad bit of a joke but it's all good.
oh my. really thats all i have to say on so many levels.
in 34 hours the two men meet this woman, have a three way with her that also intros to one of the men his first male semi-encounter, give said woman first orgasm of her life, have a way more male encounter, cause one of the men to have a breakdown/ break though, the men decide to just say screw it and go for each other, then they save damsels life, and finally they decide to go for a permanent menage relationship including a wedding. all in less than 48 hours. no, really. hey, that can totally happen right?
honestly, who cares about all that? i certainly did not once we got to the scenes that left me saying oh my god more than the characters. really, this one took like 3 glasses of iced tea and a cold shower in order to be readable.
4.5 stars Whoa... This book was a bit far fetched in terms of plot at times, but it was so hot it darn near melted my corneas. Well written, with likable characters and a surprising depth of emotion that completely sucked me into the story. Have a cold drink ready when you read this one! Will definitely be reading more of Ms. Black!
Well, this was one HOT book that I really enjoyed reading. I had a few laugh's to boot at some of the interaction's between the two hero's in this book. The only left to say is, that woman still has not moved in the picture to let me have my turn between those two hotties.
Well now...my library just got this one on Audio so I guess it's moving up in the queue! Of course, I'm also 4th in line to check it out, so it could still be a while seeing as each patron has 21 days to keep it...
Cam is a Phoenix detective and Thorn is a bounty hunter. They are both searching for a missing bad guy who is supposed to testify against a bigger bad guy in the coming days. But instead of finding him at his home, they find a beautiful young woman. Both men are deeply attracted to her. They each become determined to show her the kind of pleasure she’s never known. Though both men are “straight,” they eventually set to the task together. And as the book progresses, so does the relationship between the three of them.
There is some plot in the book. But honestly, it essentially connects the dots between the love scenes. It’s not that anything is poorly done. It simply is what it is. We’ve got two guys having sex with a woman and coming to the realization they make each other hot as well. And unless m/m is a turn-off to you, it will likely make you hot too. After all, if you’re not interested in the menage, you shouldn’t even pick up this book in the first place.
It’s a quick, easy read. And it’s sexy where it’s supposed to be. 4 stars.
4/6 - I'm surprised by how much I enjoyed this. I expected it to be the usual threesome story where the spare guy is a friend of the main guy and he's only kept around for the sex, then sent home (or goes home willingly) afterward. I've never read one where the main love interest is actually two guys and they form a permanent relationship with the woman, involving marriage and babies - babies created by whichever male/female pairing is happening at the time, no particular preference. Despite the surprising ending I liked Dangerous Boys and Their Toy more than the books Lora Leigh is known for. This happily ever after was much more happy and ever after than any of Leigh's appeared to be (my measuring stick for ménage e trois (or more) books) and I'm a sucker for a good HEA.
Okay who said that a raunchy reads couldn't be good? Because this book blew that thought right out the water! Man this was so good I couldn't put it down.. Whew! A girl was feeling a lil damp while trap in reading these pages. I would say this book was well written with a fun, hot, action packed storyline. I'm so not disappointed that this was recommended to me.. Found this book and story right up my alley of a good, sexy smut/romance.
Plot was a little weak but the book was hot hot hot!! This book had a little something for all tastes. There was even a little male on male and a lot of menage. A HEA was thrown together in the end which wasn't necessary for a smut book. Over all I would recommend this to anyone that is looking for a steamy hawt read.
Holy hotness. 🌶️🔥⚡️ This is a high heat, extra spicy, erotic short story that will require you to suspend all kinds of your disbelief and just go with the flow and enjoy the ride.
Story wise, this is like a 2 star situation. Spicy wise, this is like a five. Soooo splitting the diff and calling this a 3.5 star.
Hot sexy read that will have you glued too your kindle. Cam, Brenna and R.A are sizzling together and absolutely a sexy AF couple. Absolutely a great story with hot characters.
What an original book! I loved the concept and execution here. The two guys were absolutely ideal - their relationship grows along with the relationship with Brenna. The organic nature of all of it just pulls you along like an inner tube on the river. Meandering but purposeful - with enough steps along the way to step back and assess.
I often (in menage scenario's) find myself liking one set of characters better. Here that just didn't happen - all three were so integral to the whole separating them would have been hard. The character voices and examination of thoughts provided a great balance of show vs. tell.
I'll be honest and say the characters and their journey were far more interesting to me than the plot. This is one book where the plot was sort of back drop - it allowed the framework to let the characters make the important discoveries -- but not more. So oddly enough I cannot really tell you if it was good or not - I paid most of the attention to what was happening with Brenna, Cam, and Thorn.
I think this would make a perfect M/M or M/M/F introduction to folks who were branching out of the M/F only erotica. So if you've been shy before get your kink on with this bad boy (s)!
This was a HOT, quick read that's for sure. The plot surrounding all this hotness was done well & wrapped up quite nicely. What left me wanting here though, was the "Insta Love" present here. Sometimes this works for me, sometimes not. Unfortunately here, it didn't really feel real. I think it has something to do with the type of heroes, Cam & Thorn, the type of alpha males they are. Their circumstances & then also the heroine, I just couldn't get behind how quickly things occurred here & why.
While there were some touching moments along side the hot ones, it all just didn't mesh completely for me. And when the practical issues of long term came into play here, it just didn't feel organic.
But overall this was a decent, interesting & all out hot read. I would recommend it.
This gets a 4.5 stars - rounded up to a five just for being so damn HOT.
You have to suspend disbelief to enjoy this but so what? I love parnormal romance and so suspend disbelief all the time when I'm reading. This book has a thin plot in many ways but the characters really stand out and the men are super sexy.
This book is well written, sexy erotica. It ain't War and Peace (thank god) but it's an entertaining and spicy read. I was very jealous of our heroine because who wouldn't want to be between these two men? Oh and extra kudos for the m/m action which made it an even sexier read for me.
This is such a hard book to write a review about. It had everything I love reading about in an erotica story, in just the right amount, and left me open mouthed, panting and aching for more. Gentlemen start your engines, because this will be a wild ride.
The two triple Alpha males were hot. Who could ever defy the irresistible passion of loverboy Thorn? And who could resist the undeniable charm of smoothlover Cam? Such different characters, such strong connection between them. Brenna's explosion-less sex life may have been cruel to her until then, but it finally threw her a bone. Or a boner. Or two.
So Cam (cop) and Thorn (bounty hunter) are looking for a criminal witness and are staking out his house. Instead they find a pretty little thing, Brenna. How best to get info out of her than to tie her to the bed and grope her?? How, indeed!!!
So anyway, the 3 have a lot of sex. You only get a little taste of the M/M action and it's so hot. It also took almost the entire book to even get to that point.
The story is an afterthought to the sex so just be aware of what you're getting with this book. It's not some great mystery. It's sex with just enough of a backstory to make it into the fiction section instead of the porn section.